Supplier payments and payments on account
Description

How this works

  • Only use this for money paid to a supplier on account or to pay a purchase invoice
  • To pay one or more invoices, enter the details of the payment and choose the relevant invoices
  • If you're unsure which invoice the payment is for, save the receipt as a Payment on Account. You can then allocate the payment to an invoice later
  • If you've overpaid the supplier:
    • You'll be keeping the money on account to pay another invoice later. Save the overpaid amount as a Payment on Account and allocate it to another invoice later, or
    • If the supplier plans to issue a refund, save the remaining amount as a Payment on Account. You can then record a supplier refund when you receive it.
  • For cash purchases and expenses where you don't have an invoice, use the Other Payment tab instead
Cause
Resolution

Enter a supplier payment

Match a single payment on account or a credit note

To allocate a single payment or credit note to an invoice, follow our article to pay a purchase invoice with a single transaction.

Match multiple payments or credit notes

To allocate multiple payments or credit notes to an invoice, follow our article to pay a purchase invoice with multiple transactions.

Save as a payment on account

If you've sent a payment to a supplier before you've received the invoice, you can record this as a purchase payment on account.

Part-pay invoices and credit notes

If you need only to pay some of an invoice off, follow our article to part-pay a purchase invoice.

Add a discount

If the supplier has offered you a discount, you can record this when allocating your payment. Follow our article to record a supplier discount.


Create payments from a bank feed or import from a statement

Save time with Bank feeds to process transactions or imported bank statements. Follow our article to create bank transactions from bank feeds or an imported file.

Manage an overpayment

When you overpay a supplier, you can still record the payment. Just match the payment to your outstanding invoice or invoices as usual. We save the remaining amount so you can match it to a subsequent invoice or refund.
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